Friday: Spent 2 hours in the dentist's chair, on the first visit for a replacement crown ( impression, removal of old crown, 2nd impression, fitting of temporary crown). fun. Not.

Saturday: Burning Amp 2010! Fun. Indeed.

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More, at their gallery Gallery - Burning Amp

I liked this one

Beast with a Thousand JFETs - diyAudio

Got up early enough to get groceries and make Japanese-style curry by 10am. The grocery store had decent amount of customers even though we were there at 7am. Just finished taking pictures of our daughter in her Halloween (pseudo)costume - she wasn't all that cooperative. I suspect taking children's portrait is a miserable job.

Painted trim for the 8 windows that are getting replaced this week. I can't wait as I sit here and type and can literally feel the wind blowing through one of the old windows.

Went to The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, IL today. Actually a good day to go, free admission and no crowds. Win! Just finished grilling some salmon, burgers and corn. Will be hitting the hood for treats in about 30 minutes.

Nate, are you replacing the windows yourself or did you hire a window replacement company? If you hired a company and if you don't mind me asking, whom did you choose?

Baked two of these. First pies I've ever made. Letting them cool for an hour before trying them out.

Making a spatchcock chicken and a beer can chicken.

Mmmmmm, pecan pies...

Who needs Cocktails when you can Grill?

Looks delicious!

Nate, are you replacing the windows yourself or did you hire a window replacement company? If you hired a company and if you don't mind me asking, whom did you choose?

Definitely not doing it myself, anything that can cause leaks I pin on someone else. And I use a semi-local small contractor whose wife works with my wife. He did 8 for us 2 years ago (phase I) and they came out well so now it's time for phase II which will replace the remaining 8 junk windows that came with the house.

Grills > Cocktails

Grills + Cocktails = Win

Grills + Cocktails = Win

Ding Ding Ding!

Grills + Cocktails = Win

Ding Ding Ding!

was planning on doing some speaker measurements, and somehow I can not find the microphone holder for my measurement mic. Looked for it for a few hours to no avail. Then tried to find a replacement one, and after being fustrated with trying to find one that had specs proving it would fit, just ordered the cheapest one on Ebay for a few bucks and hoping it will work. Gr.... at getting approval for some DIY time from the wife and not being able to find all the parts to do what I was hoping to do.

Ding Ding Ding!

^This

planned to work on my bio presentation but instead watched movies, cooked, ate, slept, and did everything except work on my bio presentation

planned to work on my bio presentation but instead watched movies, cooked, ate, slept, and did everything except work on my bio presentation

I think you chose wisely.

Yep, that's my usual way to manage stupid tasks which I don't give a damn to do. Remove cook from the equation, add some music listening, and that's it.

Spent the day with my nieces. They aren't old enough to go trick or treating yet, but it was fun putting them in costume.

Had a walk in the autumnal (fall-like) afternoon sunshine. We set out intending to reward ourselves with a decent coffee, but ended up indulging in some House-made, all-natural, Straus organic base Ice cream from Woodlands Cafe, Kentfield, CA | Facebook.

Joanne settled on salted caramel, I selected pomegranate, but we shared

Then walked back, in time to go out for "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest", followed by our originally intended Coffee and Tea, paired with a bearclaw. Yum! Not a bad trick-or-treat free day

Spent as much time at home as possible.

Burning Amp 2010! Fun. Indeed.

Is that Uncle Pass with the quest to use up the planet's supply of FETs?

Is that Uncle Pass with the quest to use up the planet's supply of FETs?

Yup!

Then walked back, in time to go out for "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest"

How was it? While I liked the book well enough, I don't see it translating well onto big screen.